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As you all may or may not know, our current HBIC Adam Lambert has a brother named Neil. Well Neil is a member of the Somethingawful.com forums and took it upon himself to share some interesting little nuggets of information about his experience with Idol.

I'm going to just post a few of them, but if you wanna read his entire history of posts, just click the source.







HOLY poo poo what a day. I'm simply beside myself for a Kris vs. Adam finale.

My family and I had dinner at the same restaurant as Kris' and we kept running into them and showing each other how we were voting for the other family's kid. It was adorable. His family are all really sweet people and I'm not at all pissed if he ends up winning the whole thing.

That said, vote for Adam

I don't think I'm gonna do the whole GBS thing now. I was determined to not have Adam lose to Gokey, but I don't mind if Kris wins simply because he was such an underdog and so obviously talented.

I just wish the finale could have been a 3-way competition between Kris, Allison, and Adam.

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I just downloaded this tuesdays episode because I like looking at myself on tv (no, but I am compiling a dvd of all the episodes for my mom), and I rewatched Adam's live version of crying.

Did someone pay off his backup singer to completely sabotage his performance? Seriously, go back and listen. She's singing out of sync with him AND hitting bad notes. What the hell?

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What pisses me off is that people think he's not talking about it because he's scared of what'll happen. Look at the loving TV and tell me he's scared of weirding people out. Yeah right.

The truth is, American Idol shouldn't be about the contestants' silly personal stories. Had Danny Gokey not gone the Pity Party route, he would've been out sooner because he's just not that exciting of a singer. I don't want to see Adam on-screen whimpering about how hard it is to be a gay man in America because it doesn't have to do with his singing. Adam didn't want to fuse a sob story into his Idol persona. He wants to sing and entertain, not make people vote for him out of sympathy.

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well, that's the thing: if either of us could be described as an rear end in a top hat it would assuredly be me. By a huge margin. I think VFTW is willingly bending the intent of those comments to mean they don't like Adam personally where it seems they're commenting that they don't like his style of singing.

I can't stand browsing their forums. It's like a giant circle jerk for all the kids who hate poo poo just because the majority likes it. They're the kids that were into Hot Topic until everyone else was into it. Then, even though the same clothes were being sold, they emphatically rejected it.

I'd love to throw a rock at Sarver, though. He's a dick. Gokey seemed like he was just joking... I'll quote Sarver on this endlessly:
Michael Sarver posted:

Where I'm from, you're either in the closet or you're dead.

hurrrrrr.

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With Sarver, well.... Mom and Dad always taught us that it isn't what you say but how you say it. That's how I got so sardonic. So if what he said offended Adam, it probably had some teeth to it. Do I think he hates gays? No. Do I think he's an ignorant shithead with no concept of diversity and how to interact with people that don't match the narrow archetype of everyone you grew up with? Yes.

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I was talking to Adam earlier and he reconfirmed that he really does want this. So, I'm giving as much support as I can. If any of you can chime in on the thread in GBS and supply some good youtubes and reasons they should vote Adam, please help out. I put up the Ring of Fire and Star-Spangled Banner ones as evidence, but I'm sure you guys are better equipped. I gotta eat dinner and start voting!


Katie Holmes showed up with Suri for one song, Adam's Change is Gonna Come, and then left. WTF.

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I got a bit sour grapes too, and had to keep reminding myself that this outcome is the best possible outcome. It was only a selfish pride thing that I wanted to see Adam win, but truthfully Kris needed the win and Adam didn't. loving SLASH wants to work with him. Queen? Tons of producers. He'll be fine.

I'd be happy to give you guys updates but I don't know how I'd do that. I guess post in TVIV even though it's not strictly regarding a TV show? If this thread stays open I could post here too.

The nerves finally hit me at the big reveal, but I wasn't surprised. I mean, dialidol had informed me of their fate the night before. My mom I was worried about, but she was ok too. The thing is, seeing the utter joy and complete shock from the Allens was really nice. After the show they were hugging and kissing their family and friends and it was simply wonderful. I'm very happy for them. Kris' brother's a good guy and we both occupied that my-brother-is-on-idol space so it was nice to watch him finish that journey. Kris' father's name is Neil as well, so I have a special affection for him too.

And hell, Kris is talented. Like I've always said, the only thing that would have sent me flying into a rage would have been a Gokey victory.

Plus, who loving cares who won? My brother just sang on stage with QUEEN AND KISS HOLY loving poo poo. I don't think he could have been happier. The entire show, actually, was pretty damned entertaining. The afterparty was good too.

I'll have you all know that Megan and I did have a nice conversation


I have plenty to say on this topic, but I'll say this: gently caress American Idol. The production staff are all very nice people, the contestants for the most part are cool. The only thing I hate is the audience. Not those of us that sit around and simply talk/make fun. I'm talking about the incessantly screaming tweens. JESUS CHRIST. I had to sit on the set of American Idol Extra to watch Adam's exit interview and I couldn't handle it. I actually left and went around the corner to have a drink with Adam's/Allison's hair stylist and a former Idol contestant, much to Mom's chagrin.

I mean really, what the gently caress kids? STOP SCREAMING THEIR NAMES. Perhaps I've never been a 12 year old girl (perhaps), but I just don't understand the idea of screaming someone's name in a vain effort to get their attention instead of actually listening to what they're saying or paying attention to the show. Great, you're having fun. But it's at everyone's expense. These are the people that fuel idol for the most part and for that reason I'm glad Adam didn't win. Perhaps I sound really arrogant here but I think he's bigger than this show. I want him to do bigger things than this. I want him to get an awesome producer and a few band members who can tear poo poo up.

So there's my rant. Favorite WTF? moment: for 2 hours of the taping of Idol Extra, Christian Bale sat on the side of the set just shooting the poo poo with some guy. It was bizarre. He wasn't there for the show, he was just... there. Maybe his kid was one of those shrieking idiots, but I can't imagine the child of a movie star being that way. So... what gives Christian?



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And here is a plea for votes that he made on the General Bullshit (GBS) section (I guess that was his usual hangout before moving to the TV forums when AI happened...)


Hello GBS. Allow me to introduce myself: I’ve been a member of SA for 10 years as ‘Thrillkiller’, aka negativeneil, aka Neil Lambert.

Recently, I’ve been hanging out a lot in TVIV because my brother, Adam Lambert, has been doing ridiculously well on American Idol.

Yes, I know the show sucks. I’m right there with you. In fact, AI represents a lot of the problems with mainstream music culture.

But here is where I am enlisting the help of GBS. Against all odds, Adam has been subtly trolling America by wearing ridiculous clothes and singing bizarre renditions of popular songs. Frankly, I think he’s thoroughly freaking out middle America. (That’s him butchering the Star-Spangled Banner wearing a codpiece, btw).

And, with your help, he can succeed in his mission! He’s up against the ‘safe’ choice. The guy is talented and nice and not scary and weird. Adam is talented and weird. I want someone like that to win just to see people lose their poo poo. Also, I love my brother and want him to sing.

If you share this goal, which I hope you do, please vote for my brother. If it’s any consolation, I’ve been emailing him photoshops from here for years, though his favorite GBS masterpiece is when some goon replaced the soundtrack for Equilibrium with Scatman. Yeah, ok so I’m transparently trying to give him SA street cred, but it’s true.

Anyways, the show’s on at 8pm PST and voting starts at 9pm PST. You can vote as many times as you like and there are no hidden charges. It’s just a normal phonecall, which means if you have free nights/weekends like I do, you’re fine.

Adam’s voting numbers are (any of these numbers work, so if you get a busy signal for one of them, you can try another):

1-866-436-5701
1-866-436-5703
1-866-436-5705

Or, if you’re an AT&T customer, you can text “vote” to 5701

So please, if you have any appreciation for loving with the status quo, vote for Adam!

Edit: yes, Adam is gay. yes, Adam wears makeup and crazy clothes. That's precisely the point, GBS. It's a collaborated freak out.


More Stuff:
Adam singing the poo poo out of 'Tracks of My Tears' by Smokey Robinson

Muse's cover of 'Feelin Good' by Sammy Davis Jr.


 



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